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    show Holden’s hate toward the idea of losing innocence. Holden mentions a lot about children‚ his love for them and how he wants to save their innocence. He seems to relate more to people younger than him‚ whether they are male of female. He cares about them so much‚ becuase they haven’t lost their innocence‚ unlike adults who are all "phonies." There are three main things he does and talks about‚ that shows his concern. His fascination to save innocence‚ erasing profanity‚ and Allie’s baseball glove

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    Loss of innocence is a major theme in the book Lord Of the Flies by William Golding. Throughout the book‚ the boys go from civilized to savagery. Golding showed that without civilization‚ people will lose their innocence. In the beginning of the story‚ everyone was civilized. They voted Ralph as their leader and Ralph uses his authority to establish rules and enforce the moral and ethical codes of the English society. The conch symbolizes civilization and civilization keeps the boys from losing

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    Everybody grows up whether they want to or not‚ but the pace that people grow up at is rather diverse. In today’s world‚ many educated people relate the act of growing up and losing self-innocence quite closely. In my case‚ I had a somewhat hasty childhood because I experienced the pains and sufferings of the real world at such a young age. Pre-school was a joyful time for most but others faced dark realizations. The year 2003 was another year to rebuild families and regain trust in human kind

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    events which were to have a permanent and decisive impact on David and his parents. This chain of events were to turn David’s young life and that of his family upside down forever and which was to so angrily lead him out of childhood‚ destroying his innocence and youthful naivety in the process. However‚ David’s shocking revelations lead to his painful gaining of wisdom. When David’s story begins‚ we learn that his life is a stable and happy one‚ and his present family are close and loving. It is this

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    Wilkerson Anthony‚# 6 Rafi Goldsmith‚ #7 Mac Harris‚ #8 Mary Clark Logan Mrs. Ray Advanced English 10. 7th Period 21 September 2012 The Daisy Withers in the Winter In Henry James’s novella Daisy Miller‚ he contrasts Daisy Miller’s American innocence with Fredrick Winterbourne’s European worldliness‚ illustrating the devastating effects that occur when the two worlds collide. Daisy is an incredibly flirtatious and reckless young American who lacks the formal etiquette of European society. When

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    himself. Gene started to think that Finny was out to destroy him‚ so he became full of envy‚ and jealousy‚ and worked hard to be better than Phineas. Finny doesn’t realize that Gene is out to get him‚ and that Gene envy’s him. Finny is filled with innocence and doesn’t realize what is really happening around him. He

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    effects of exposed innocence. He becomes frustrated that he does not belong where ever he goes. He travels away from his school with no logial direction for a more internal desire to find his place. Holden has trouble understanding why he does not fit in anywhere and implies mental deterioration from stress. Holden Caufeild struggles with the contrast of society’s standards of innocence‚ change and affection to his own intuitive values. Holden vainly seeks for innocence in society only developing

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    going through the pains of adolescence. Growing up in the 1950’s Holden is a teenager who appears to have it all. He is very smart‚ wealthy‚ and has a loving family. When looking at it closer‚ one can see that Holden’s appreciation of childhood innocence‚ and his trust issues‚ make him scared to enter adulthood and keep him from having healthy relationships. Holden cannot keep friends for an extended amount of time. He ends up pushing them away‚ or he behaves so strangely they never

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    Topic: ‘I’m not scared‚’ is a rites of passage novel which charts Michele’s journey from innocence into a maturity beyond his years. Niccolo Ammaniti’s ‘I’m not scared‚’ charts the life of a young boy named Michele Amitrano who has to deal with issues that are not a common occurrence of a 9yr old boy. Throughout the story we witness Michele’s journey from childhood innocence into a maturity beyond his years. This is evident firstly through Michele’s ability to stand up to his fears in order to

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    New York to live in hotels‚ he has several moments when he had Jane on his mind and wanted to contact her. However‚ each time he decides to call her‚ he ultimately does not do so because he is scared of what Jane would think of him now that his innocence is no longer. The most apparent example of this is when Holden got drunk at the whisky bar after he met with Carl Luce‚ and old school mate of his. After getting so drunk that he could barely see straight‚ Holden went to the phone booth to call up

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